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Certified Medical Administrative Assistant with Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist + Medical Terminology (Vouchers Included)

This program combines the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant program with training in electronic health records and medical terminology to give you a competitive edge in the healthcare field. You will learn the professional traits and responsibilities to become a vital part of the healthcare team. You will also be prepared for the national certification exams.

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                                354 Course Hrs
                            

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                                    GES150
                            
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                                12 Months
                            
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Overview

The Certified Medical Administrative Assistant with Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist and Medical Terminology is an online program that will prepare you for a rewarding career in the healthcare industry. In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job market for medical assistants will grow 16% through 2031, which is much faster than the average job. In this dual electronic health records specialist certification and medical administrative assistant certification program, you will gain a wide range of medical office management skills that healthcare professionals need for a successful career in a medical setting.

This all-inclusive National Healthcareer Association (NHA) certified course can unlock the door to a burgeoning career. Certified Medical Administrative Assistants possess a broad scope of knowledge and skills that make them ideal professionals for any ambulatory care setting, including medical practices, urgent care centers, ambulatory surgery centers, hospital clinics, same-day surgery centers, and dialysis clinics. Employment is also available in medical laboratories, government agencies, and educational institutions. The course also includes an opportunity to participate in unpaid work experience.

This course offers valuable training in medical office management, legal, ethical, and regulatory concepts, information on what is stored in an electronic health record (EHR) system, the steps required to implement an electronic health record system in a medical practice, how staff members and patients interact with EHR systems, and what benefits these systems provide compared to traditional paper records.

Medical Terminology covers the language of medicine. In the medical terminology section, you will study word parts and the structures and functions of the human body. You will also study disorders and medical procedures common to each body system, including musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, nervous, endocrine, integumentary, genitourinary, lymphatic, and immune.

Upon completion of this program, you will be ready to take the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) and the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) national certification exams offered by National Healthcareer Association (NHA) and will receive the study guide materials, access to practice exams, and registration fees for both. This course includes vouchers that cover the fees for the certification exams.

The course also includes an opportunity to participate in unpaid work experience.

Disclaimer: To qualify for the work experience applications process, students must successfully complete the online course and have account balances up to date (at a minimum). Going through the work experience application process does not guarantee a placement. However, affiliated partnerships increase the likelihood of finding a site that matches student needs. COVID may be affecting the capacity of availability in your area. Students can begin researching the steps of the application process 2 weeks prior to completing courses.

Objective

What you will learn

Learn best financial practices for a medical center
Master the fundamentals of medical terminology and ethical best practices
Understand the basics of working with medical documents, medical billing, and coding processes
Learn to manage patient visits, arrange follow-up care, and issue prescriptions
Keep track of vital information such as patient allergies and medications
Understand how to best read and interpret health records
Wide range of medical office management skills
Detailed overview across multiple areas in a certified medical administrative assistant, electronic health records, and medical terminology
Identify the professional traits that a medical assistant must possess
Discuss the various administrative job duties of a medical assistant
Recognize the importance of professional certification

How you will benefit

Know how to effectively communicate with prospective patients and fellow professionals in the medical industry
Understand how to create positive, efficient experiences for patients to make them more comfortable
Establish the appropriate EHR for your practice
Jump-start your career as a health information clerk, medical records coordinator, electronic medical records technician, or electronic medical records specialist.
Prepare to take the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) and the Electronic Health Record Specialist Certification (CEHRS) exams offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA).
Professionalism represents the types of behavior that demonstrate your moral, ethical, and respectful attributes when interacting with patients and coworkers.
The medical assistant has a critical role in the ambulatory care setting, performing administrative tasks under the direction of the provider.
An increasing number of employers now require that their medical assistants be certified
Certification shows that the medical assistant has met certain educational requirements and has committed to continuing their education going forward.

Outline

Medical Terminology
1. Introduction to Medical Terminology
2. The Musculoskeletal System
3. The Cardiovascular System
4. The Lymphatic and Immune Systems
5. The Respiratory System
6. The Digestive System
7. The Urinary System
8. The Nervous System
9. The Special Senses The Eyes and Ears
10. The Integumentary System
11. The Endocrine System
12. The Reproductive System
13. Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, Pharmacology
Certified Medical Administrative Assistant
1. Medical Assisting Foundations
2. Professional Behavior
3. Legal and Ethical Issues
4. The Art of Communicating
5. Telecommunications, Telephone Professionalism, and Telephone Techniques
6. Written Communications
7. Medical Office Environment
8. Patient Scheduling
9. Managing Medical Records
10. Introduction to Health Insurance
11. Medical Coding: An Overview
12. Patient Accounts
13. Insurance Claims, Patient Billing, and Collections
14. Daily Financial Practices
15. Managing the Office
16. Pharmacology
17. Certification
18. Preparing for Your Career
Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist

An Overview of EHR and CEHRS
1. What is an EHR
2. The Importance of EHRs
3. Efforts to Encourage EHR Adoption
4. EHRs in the Future
5. The Role of a CEHRS in a Medical Practice
An Introduction to MOSS 3.0
1. MOSS 3.0 Components
2. Administrative
3. Clinical
4. Billing
History of EHRs
1. EHR Origins in Practice Management Systems
2. Major Federal Initiatives to Promote EHR Adoption
3. MIPS
Steps to EHR Implementation
1. Step 1: Assess
2. Step 2: Plan
3. Step 3: Select
4. Step 4: Implement
The EHR Framework
1. EHR Architecture, Hardware, Software, Networks and Interfaces
2. Human-Computer Interface (User) Devices
3. Functional, Data Content, and Vocabulary Standards
4. Feature and Data Formats
5. Security Controls
6. Hybrid Health Records
7. Disaster Recovery
HIPAA Requirements and EHR Systems
1. What is HIPAA?
2. HIPAA and CEHRS
3. HIPAA Privacy Rule
4. HIPAA Security Rule
The EHR and Record Content
1. Record Purposes
2. Record Formats and Types of Data
3. Record Standards
4. Medical Record Content
5. Documentation Practices
Lists, Treatment Plans, Orders, and Results
1. The Lists
2. Summary Lists in the Office Workflow
3. Standards – Functional, Content, and Vocabulary
Patient Visit Management
1. The EHR in an Office Workflow
2. Master Patient Index
3. Service Payment Information
4. Scheduling
5. Consents, Acknowledgements, Advance Directives, and Authorizations
Coding, Billing, and Practice Reports
1. Coding and Billing Workflow
2. Code Sets and Clinical Vocabularies
3. Coding, Billing, and the EHR
4. Encoders and Computer-Assisted Coding
5. Electronic Bill Submission
Patient Communications
1. Patient-Focused Communication
2. Patient Portals
3. Personal Health Records
Practice Reports, Research, Registries, and Reportable Events
1. Medical Product Development
2. Practice Requirements
3. Standards that Support Research
4. Registries and Reportable Events
Personal Health Records and Continuing Care Records

Personal Health Record
Communication Among Providers for Continuing Care
Continuity of Care Record
Ongoing Training and Technical Support of EHR Software

Requirements

Prerequisites

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites to take these courses.

Certification Requirements:

In order to sit for the national certification exam, candidates must have a high school diploma or equivalent.

Instructor

Carline Dalgleish

Carline Dalgleish has worked in medical office administration for over 30 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Information Systems, a master's degree in Leadership, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Health Information Management. She is a Registered Health Information Administrator and an AHIMA Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer. Dalgleish is the author of an ICD-10 coding system and also owns her own consulting firm, AnnGrant Educational Services.

Lydia S. Stewart

Lydia S. Stewart, RN, BSN, currently serves as the Revenue Cycle Manager at a large regional medical center. Lydia has been a Registered Nurse for 23 years, 15 of those years specializing in Critical Care Nursing and supervision. She is responsible for Medical Audits, Charge Capture, and governmental compliance audits and reviews. Lydia is a member of the Louisiana Medical Auditor Association and Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA).

Stacey O'Brien

Stacey O'Brien has more than 10 years of experience in medical coding and reimbursement. Ms. O'Brien has been a risk adjustment coder for a Medicare advantage plan, audited medical records for a consulting firm, and currently supervises the coding and electronic claims submission process for a group medical practice. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a CPC coding certification from the AAPC.

Sharon L. Blackford

Sharon L. Blackford, MA, BA, RMA, has over 30 years of experience in the medical field. She has a Master's degree in Organizational Management, a Bachelor's degree in Business Management, and has served as a Registered Medical Assistant since 1994. Sharon was an active duty Clinical Specialist in the U.S. Army for 10 years. Sharon later moved to the Gulf Coast to accept a position as the Director of Education of Blue Cliff College and was promoted to Campus Director.

Rachael Delekta

Rachael Delekta is an MBA in Healthcare Administration and Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist. Rachael has been in the health care field for over ten years. She has worked mostly on the insurance side of things, as a customer service manager for dental insurance, a claims and customer service coach, and a workers' compensation case management biller and auditor. She works daily with medical records and healthcare software.

Nancy Smith

Nancy Smith has over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her clinical experience includes working as a medical assistant for a network of rural health clinics, and as a medical coder, insurance claims specialist, and medical records auditor. She worked as a medical office manager for ten years, where she recruited and trained all medical assistants. Nancy holds a bachelor's degree in vocational education and has developed and taught medical assistant programs.

Jennifer Della'Zanna

Jennifer Della'Zanna has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, having worked as a medical transcriptionist, practice administrator, biller, and coding specialist. She writes courses and study guides on the use of technology in health care and regularly contributes to publications about health issues. Della'Zanna is a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders and the Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Albright College.

LaTisha Cottingham

LaTisha Cottingham has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry. She has six years of teaching experience in the field of medical billing and coding and Medical Assisting. Currently she is employed as an HIM Analyst for a Long-Term Care establishment that is based out of Alabama. Previously she was employed as the lead instructor for the Allied Health Department for a local career institute. LaTisha's field of expertise is in the area of physician-based inpatient coding and Emergency Department coding. The certifications that she holds are as follows: a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), a Certified Professional Coder (CPC), and a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA). In preparation for ICD-10-CM, LaTisha received her ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer Certification from American Health Information Association (AHIMA), where she is currently a member. LaTisha is also a member of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) and the National Healthcare Association (NHA) where she is a test proctor.

Hilary Khouri

Hilary Khouri has ten years of experience in the medical field. After college, she began her medical career working in the front office of a group practice handling daily administrative tasks. Her medical experience also includes working at a healthcare consulting firm, where she reviewed electronic health records for completeness and educated providers on documentation improvement in addition to performing risk adjustment coding. She holds a bachelor's in fashion merchandising from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is a Certified Billing and Coding Specialist (CBCS) through the University of Alabama.

Bunny Reeves

Bunny Reeves is the senior ambulatory surgery coder at the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She trains student coders at Maimonides Medical Center and previously trained and supervised entry-level coders at Staten Island's St. Vincent Medical Center. Reeves is a Certified Coding Specialist, accredited by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

FAQs

How much does a Medical Administrative Assistant make?

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median medical administrative assistant salary is $37,450. Your exact salary will vary, and jobs are available everywhere, but the areas with the highest paying jobs for Administrative Medical Assistants include California, Texas, Florida, and Arizona.

What is a certified medical administrative assistant?

A Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) is a certification earned by those who have proven their expertise in efficiently and effectively running healthcare offices. This nationally recognized designation is something that many employers are searching for in one of the fastest-growing careers today. Upon earning this certification, you'll be able to confidently handle correspondence, answer calls, schedule appointments, operate computer systems, as well as maintaining files, update and maintain patient information, and create operation reports for any medical practice—the essential duties for any administrative medical assistant.

What does a medical administrative assistant do?

An Administrative Medical Assistant manages all the front desk activities for a hospital, doctor's office, or other medical facilities. This is an integral role in healthcare as it allows doctors and other medical staff to focus on caring for patients. In this role, you will need to have excellent customer service skills as you are often the first person that patients connect with at a medical facility. You will need to be able to multitask, deal with stress well, use computer systems, handle money, and communicate clearly and concisely. You'll master all of these things and more!

How much do electronic health records specialists make?

The median EHR specialist salary is just over $46,660 per year according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those working in physicians' offices have an average salary around $37,330, while those working in hospitals earn over $47,000 on average.

What is the demand for administrative medical assistants?

The demand for Administrative Medical Assistants is high, and it is expected to grow 16 percent over the next several years according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This job growth will result mainly from an increasing elderly population as well as advances in healthcare and medical office technology.

What is the difference between an Administrative Medical Assistant and a Medical Assistant?

The difference between an Administrative Medical Assistant and a Medical Assistant is that while both positions can and do perform clerical tasks, a Medical Assistant also has the ability to perform some clinical tasks such as helping with examinations, giving injections, and preparing specimens for lab tests.

Is the CMAA a multiple-choice test?

Yes. The CMAA exam consists of 110 multiple-choice questions. The questions are weighted so some are worth more points than others, and you must score a minimum of 390 points in order to pass the exam. The exam must be taken at a PSI testing center, and you will be given 2 hours and 10 minutes to complete it.

What is a certified electronic health records specialist (CEHRS)?

A certified electronic health records specialist (CEHRS) is someone who has demonstrated that they have the knowledge and skills to perform the important job of ensuring that patient data is secure, complete, and accurate. To achieve the nationally-recognized CEHRS designation, you must prepare for and pass the CEHRS exam offered by the National Healthcareer Association.

Are electronic health records specialists in high demand?

Yes! Electronic Health Records Specialists are in high demand, and jobs are expected to increase by 8 percent through 2029, which is considered faster than average by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. An aging population is expected to be the biggest contributor to this job growth.

Where do you work as an electronic health records specialist?

Electronic health records specialists work in a variety of healthcare facilities, including physicians' offices, hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, surgery centers, and government facilities. You may even be able to work from home in this career!

What is a day in the life of an electronic health records specialist like?

A day in the life of an electronic health records specialist is one of multitasking. You will be responsible for auditing patient records, submitting reimbursement claims, processing requests for medical information, reviewing records, collecting insurance and demographic information from patients, and discussing patients with physicians and insurance professionals. There is a high need for specialists who are trustworthy and able to keep the information confidential.

What type of test is the CEHRS certification exam?

The CEHRS certification exam is a multiple-choice test that consists of 110 questions. The exam must be taken at a PSI testing center, and you will be given 1 hour and 50 minutes to complete it.

What happens when I complete the course?

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be awarded a certificate of completion. In addition, NHA Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) and Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) exam vouchers are provided to you in the format of a digital registration process to enroll for the exam after successful completion of the course and financial obligation.

Does this course prepare me for a certification?

Yes, this course actually prepares you for two certifications. Upon completion of all your coursework, you will be prepared to sit for the Certified Medical Administrative Assistant (CMAA) exam and the Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist (CEHRS) exam, both offered by the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). You will receive vouchers for both exams after successfully completing the course and your financial obligation.

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How long does it take to complete this course?

After you register, you will receive 12 months to complete the course. The time allotted for completion has been calculated based on the number of course hours.

What if I don't have enough time to complete the course within the time frame provided?

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